CoppaFeel! founder Kris Hallenga has died aged 38 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 23.
How She Battled it
The campaigner was first diagnosed in 2009 with incurable secondary breast cancer and given a life expectancy of just two years.- but she braved it for more than two years.
CoppaFeel! is a charity that encourages woman to check their breasts for signs of cancer.
Kris taught a generation how to make sure breast cancer is diagnosed early and accurately, while determined to face her illness head-on.
Tribute
In a statement on X, CoppaFeel! said: ‘We share the sad news that our founder, boob chief, colleague, friend and queen of glittering turds, Kris, has died.
‘Kris approached life in a creative, fun and fearless way, showing us that it is possible to live life to the full with cancer.’
Kris and her twin sister Maren took their charity CoppaFeel! to huge heights – including creating checking tools, projecting onto the Houses of Parliament, and showing the first nipple on a billboard.
Kris is the best-selling author of Glittering A Turd, a book which details how she discovered her life after being told she would die.
In its statement, CoppaFeel added: ‘In 2009 Kris was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer at the age of 23, after being turned away from her GP for over a year.
‘By the time she was diagnosed, it was terminal. Kris’ ambition was for no one else to find themselves in her position and so CoppaFeel! was born, to ensure breast cancers are diagnosed early and accurately.
